violent storm - Definition | Dictionary definition of violent storm

Definition of violent storm

a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; firestorm
a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area; noreaster, northeaster
a storm blowing from the northeast; hailstorm
a storm during which hail falls; ice storm, silver storm
a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice; rainstorm
a storm with rain; equinoctial storm, line storm
a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox; thundershower
a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning; blizzard, snowstorm
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds; electric storm, electrical storm, thunderstorm
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning; windstorm
a storm consisting of violent winds; cyclone
a violent rotating windstorm; dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; tempest
(literary) a violent wind; whirlwind
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

Type of:: atmospheric phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere